The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-12-02

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Or pet her. II
And while I'm waiting, I'm afraid
Some other chap &ill court the maid, |
And get her.ts l
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SAVED by AM Ak.
A aaaftef of j nileiback from the
river on the street that led down TO
Martins sawmih, on the St. Anthony
Falls, stood the little whit. cottage
that Jack Donnelly had bought for
his bride. 1t was not paid for vet, but
the mortgageh had been growing small
er each spring for three years, md a
couple OF seasons more would see the
entire amount paid, and then Alice
would be the proud owner Of what
Jack and she thought was the pref
test place in Minneapolis.
Almost eny one vino might have
tHppan6dto eaten .. glimpse from
the cross street OF the tidy tlekitch-
en- where Alice was busy one May
evening atsunset wetld Have been;in-gl
cnnsd tpsasaree $ith the Verdict. The
floor wasDare, but it was so spotiess-
ly clean that no one would havedared
to suggest the idea that it looked
bare. The stoyarswas4not very large.
butsit. seemed tobe trying tagse out
the heat Of a furnace. apdssthe red glow
that came from it's open door was
like q headlight OF a locomotive.
Everything in theroom was plain, and
there did not seem to be anything
there that was not absolutely neces-8
" .sary. The Injuries could wait till the
7 inortease,.Mas paia off, But what.
there was. was scrubbed till it shone,
and the.+tea-kettie was putting out
steamiike mad. It was fairly wonder
full how that kettle pulled and sung
4ahd how'll lid danced up and down.
Butthe brightests tidiest object in
the room was Alice, with her brown
hair tied securely back with a blue
ribbon Jack liked blue so very much.
and her blue eyes watching each par,
ticular thing onthastoyevallt the time
and yet looking every moment at the
table to see if Sanything was missing
that Jack would want, and into the
other room to see if baby was al Alright
and out OF mischief, and.at the clock
TO see that the hands were not going
too fast; she fitted around the, room
singing like a bird. rs
Everything was done Just right and
the clock stood a quarter past six.
Jack would be there in q minute or
two, sc supper was set back where it
would keep not. 1t wouldn't be long,
for he never loitered on his wayhome.
There was too much happiness wait
ing for him. No stopping at the corner
for a glass of something hot and
strong. 81
But The little clock kept on ticking
as though. Jack was there. And the
ticking grew louder and louder, and
more and nor disagreeable, asst re-
mcrselessly checked off minute after
minute OF the time Jack was overdue.
Ten minutes, twenty, thirty, and
the anxious little housewife sighed as
she wondered.what.cou be the mat
ter. 1t was nonsense. @ .supposes that
he was hurt.@aShe would not
think OF it for a moment. The idea
gathat Jack-her- Jack-the brayest,
strongest. coolest logger on the river,
had been hurt was l%aughable. And
: sM slaugheds Bubft dfdsnot. sound
1 Ike,the riPpleof meirimept!that Jack
loyed so NelE and liz stepped very
suddenly, fading away from a face
that looked very sober when it was
gone.
Their. the baby began to cry. and
cause Jack would be at home before
the bahy was auieted.- And shebegan
sihglhkf TO Che Httle one. But there
s1weres one or,.two, false notes in the
i songSaAd@b baby evidently had an ear
for music, for he refused toebe. Quieted.
5 sTheh,s. inst Sas two big Etears8were
z coming in her blue eyes, The frontgate
Opened and Jacks atep WIS heard III
.a.moment more he was in the room,
AIhearty and bigsyas over but very wet
and pale.
There, there Alice, darling hss.me
again, but don't put your arms
around me, fur live had1sa duekin'.
Why, darling, faint nothinr. Yer
needn't be- frightened-now. ~Hain't
YER Hound but by this. time that e.
logger il liable to get vet? There.
there, dsassdonabery-so Thanks God,
I Amt, .bnEt."
"a The great brawIiy fellow, wet as he
was,s took the fair girl in his arms and
estroked her hair and Kissed it.
ooh, I'm SO happy" said Alice.
Laughing and crying at once. and Civ
ing himdittle squeeZes and taps-ruR-
ming from his arms to the closet and
back to. his arms again, getting kisses
~ R.,d dry clothes as fast as she could.
sIll tell ye-"
Now, Jack, Sdon't say q word
about II till you've had your supper,
But what q shame it is, that supper
is spoiled., Shall cook you anoth'
er2p
.sspoiled,.e h Well, I rather like
things Ike these and Jack laughed
y as@he dfank the hot tea that was
slowly bringing hin. out Of the chill OF
his Icy bath. NtN 81
But when supper was over. and the
baby WAS asleep, and Allied had filled
Up the pipe that she pretended to like
the smoke of because! Jack had smok.
ed soaons THAT hasthoughthe couldn't
- stop and when SHE, saw sthatit was
fairly,rl it and drawing ali right, she
/. nestled down close beside him and
said:
Nov, sJaack'gte1 me about it?"
ss,,s-'yNell,t Alice, dear, it was a mighty
close fit, 4 will tellye. There was a
dozen -otus sortin' logs up at the bot
tomsy forts feedsthe mills tomorrow,
ls an a good many logs had come down